Been on Upwork for 3 years now - and I've never landed work from it - apart from a scam project and a Python bot gig that fizzled out.
My profile -
The scam project -
The total proposals submitted -
I'm quite selective on the type of gigs I bid on too since I am on freelancer basic.
I seem to be lucky on Reddit tho.
Now I'm stuck with 6 connects that can't bid on gigs while wondering what I did to deserve this.
Howdy.
One branch of my freelance career I'd like to double down on is technical writing. I find it fulfilling.
If possible - I'd love to pivot away from coding entirely and commit the rest of my career to technical writing.
I'm at crossroads - do I take the hybrid coding/technical writing route? Or the pure technical writing one?
For context - I'm 28. Been only freelancing up to now. I'm thinking of picking a path that ticks all the boxes. Coding wise I'm proficient in GO/Python.
I'm looking at pointers to the right direction.
The attractive bit about the hybrid path is the $ - for the pure technical writing route - the fulfillment. So do I sell my soul or pick the happy path?
Under and undocumented systems don't stay stable - they decay and become a bug later.
I document and automate systems so they stop depending on one person's memory. Go and Python for the scripting, comfortable working around PostgreSQL for anything data-related. I've also run a project as PM, so if the actual gap is coordination rather than documentation, I can cover that too.
One paid trial task first. Small, scoped, fixed price, agreed before I start. You judge the output.
My rate is $15/hour and/or based on deliverables. Just sticking the rate here so that you get an idea of the ballpark.
Ping me.
Cheerio!
Background - if you go through my profile you'll find that I'm a freelancer. The advice is always "niche down". I niched down from generalist roles to development - and I now I wanna niche down further - start my own agency offering highly specialised fractional technical/ops support to smbs.
So, I'm exploring the idea of helping smbs with things like process automation, documentation, and technical/ops support — basically the stuff that falls through the cracks because it doesn't justify a full-time hire, but still costs time.
I want to make sure this is actually a problem people have, not just one I've invented. A few things I'm trying to understand:
- Have you ever considered fractional/part-time technical help instead of hiring full-time?
- If you had to guess, how many hours a month does your business lose to work that exists only because something isn't documented or automated?
- Have you tried an AI tool for your business, gotten excited, then quietly stopped using it? What happened?
Ere! Tangawusi here!
I seem to be hitting dead ends lately. Stepping away makes you rusty I guess. Haven't worked in like a year and a half.
I'm between jobs - my resume says I got automation and documentation chops.
Been mostly a freelancer - I'd like to explore a full-time-ish role.
I'm a gopher btw - but can crank out a mean python script if need be - I use it(Py) as a helper/accessory tool for banishing mundane tasks.
I'm aiming at a technical assistant role to slowly, surely re-introduce myself into freelance work and hopefully a full time role. It's my way of getting my mojo back. We can start with a paid trial then take it from there.
Just a techie trying to sustain myself as I work on side projects.
This recraft.ai generated a nazi symbol/icon as a logo based on a custom prompt - picture my "gasted flabbers" - I definitely did "nazi" that coming.
It's a mundane Thursday - I'm bored and it's 10 AM. It's going to be a long day.
I'm basically a plant dad - who codes. That's all I do. My hobbies are reading non fic, watching vintage Brit sitcoms(gotta love that wit) and hiking.
My attributes - 5 foot 11, balding(I get more head), medium build.
It'd be swell if you were a plant mom and maybe a techie? No kids too - since I don't have them(yet).
High octane romance. Shared library of books - my nook full of non fic. A shared love of books - a fetish for the written word.
You're mid 20's, and I, late 20's. You're petite and I pseudo-tall(5 foot 11). We might share a hate for onion and garlic and we might both love a good hike.
Green thumbed - you feel at home in a farm, like I do - and a homestead of our own, built from the labour of our hands.
You express your joy through your skenes when I make love to you.
A techie - you specialise in the gobbledegook art of software magic. Just like I do.
You long to be a mother - I, a father. Both we'll raise a lovely bunch who might all grow up to have PHDs. Now, that's the dream.
Send me a e-letter - straight to my DM. I'll be waiting on the other side.
